diff --git a/include/usage.h b/include/usage.h
index 9294e892c..7b88a2acc 100644
--- a/include/usage.h
+++ b/include/usage.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
        "Add a group " IF_FEATURE_ADDUSER_TO_GROUP("or add a user to a group") "\n" \
      "\nOptions:" \
      "\n	-g GID	Group id" \
+     "\n	-S	Create a system group" \
 
 #define adduser_trivial_usage \
        "[OPTIONS] user_name"
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
      "\n	-S		Create a system user" \
      "\n	-D		Do not assign a password" \
      "\n	-H		Do not create home directory" \
+     "\n	-u UID		User id" \
 
 #define adjtimex_trivial_usage \
        "[-q] [-o offset] [-f frequency] [-p timeconstant] [-t tick]"
diff --git a/loginutils/Config.in b/loginutils/Config.in
index ddd0c8015..9430bfa09 100644
--- a/loginutils/Config.in
+++ b/loginutils/Config.in
@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ config ADDGROUP
 	help
 	  Utility for creating a new group account.
 
+config FEATURE_ADDGROUP_LONG_OPTIONS
+	bool "Enable long options"
+	default n
+	depends on ADDGROUP && GETOPT_LONG
+	help
+	  Support long options for the addgroup applet.
+
 config FEATURE_ADDUSER_TO_GROUP
 	bool "Support for adding users to groups"
 	default n
diff --git a/loginutils/addgroup.c b/loginutils/addgroup.c
index 5a0cf3fff..cb839290d 100644
--- a/loginutils/addgroup.c
+++ b/loginutils/addgroup.c
@@ -11,34 +11,50 @@
  */
 #include "libbb.h"
 
+#define OPT_GID                       (1 << 0)
+#define OPT_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT            (1 << 1)
+
+/* We assume GID_T_MAX == INT_MAX */
 static void xgroup_study(struct group *g)
 {
+	unsigned max = INT_MAX;
+
 	/* Make sure gr_name is unused */
 	if (getgrnam(g->gr_name)) {
-		goto error;
+		bb_error_msg_and_die("%s '%s' in use", "group", g->gr_name);
+		/* these format strings are reused in adduser and addgroup */
 	}
 
+	/* if a specific gid is requested, the --system switch and */
+	/* min and max values are overriden, and the range of valid */
+	/* gid values is set to [0, INT_MAX] */
+	if (!(option_mask32 & OPT_GID)) {
+		if (option_mask32 & OPT_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT) {
+			g->gr_gid = 100; /* FIRST_SYSTEM_GID */
+			max = 999;       /* LAST_SYSTEM_GID */
+		} else {
+			g->gr_gid = 1000; /* FIRST_GID */
+			max = 64999;      /* LAST_GID */
+		}
+	}
 	/* Check if the desired gid is free
 	 * or find the first free one */
 	while (1) {
 		if (!getgrgid(g->gr_gid)) {
 			return; /* found free group: return */
 		}
-		if (option_mask32) {
+		if (option_mask32 & OPT_GID) {
 			/* -g N, cannot pick gid other than N: error */
-			g->gr_name = itoa(g->gr_gid);
-			goto error;
+			bb_error_msg_and_die("%s '%s' in use", "gid", itoa(g->gr_gid));
+			/* this format strings is reused in adduser and addgroup */
+		}
+		if (g->gr_gid == max) {
+			/* overflowed: error */
+			bb_error_msg_and_die("no %cids left", 'g');
+			/* this format string is reused in adduser and addgroup */
 		}
 		g->gr_gid++;
-		if (g->gr_gid <= 0) {
-			/* overflowed: error */
-			bb_error_msg_and_die("no gids left");
-		}
 	}
-
- error:
-	/* exit */
-	bb_error_msg_and_die("group %s already exists", g->gr_name);
 }
 
 /* append a new user to the passwd file */
@@ -53,7 +69,7 @@ static void new_group(char *group, gid_t gid)
 	xgroup_study(&gr);
 
 	/* add entry to group */
-	p = xasprintf("x:%u:", gr.gr_gid);
+	p = xasprintf("x:%u:", (unsigned) gr.gr_gid);
 	if (update_passwd(bb_path_group_file, group, p, NULL) < 0)
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	if (ENABLE_FEATURE_CLEAN_UP)
@@ -64,6 +80,13 @@ static void new_group(char *group, gid_t gid)
 #endif
 }
 
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_ADDGROUP_LONG_OPTIONS
+static const char addgroup_longopts[] ALIGN1 =
+		"gid\0"                 Required_argument "g"
+		"system\0"              No_argument       "S"
+		;
+#endif
+
 /*
  * addgroup will take a login_name as its first parameter.
  *
@@ -74,23 +97,23 @@ static void new_group(char *group, gid_t gid)
 int addgroup_main(int argc, char **argv) MAIN_EXTERNALLY_VISIBLE;
 int addgroup_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 {
-	char *group;
-	gid_t gid = 0;
+	unsigned opts;
+	unsigned gid = 0;
 
 	/* need to be root */
 	if (geteuid()) {
 		bb_error_msg_and_die(bb_msg_perm_denied_are_you_root);
 	}
-
+#if ENABLE_FEATURE_ADDGROUP_LONG_OPTIONS
+	applet_long_options = addgroup_longopts;
+#endif
 	/* Syntax:
 	 *  addgroup group
 	 *  addgroup -g num group
 	 *  addgroup user group
 	 * Check for min, max and missing args */
-	opt_complementary = "-1:?2";
-	if (getopt32(argv, "g:", &group)) {
-		gid = xatoul_range(group, 0, ((unsigned long)(gid_t)ULONG_MAX) >> 1);
-	}
+	opt_complementary = "-1:?2:g+";
+	opts = getopt32(argv, "g:S", &gid);
 	/* move past the commandline options */
 	argv += optind;
 	//argc -= optind;
@@ -99,7 +122,7 @@ int addgroup_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	if (argv[1]) {
 		struct group *gr;
 
-		if (option_mask32) {
+		if (opts & OPT_GID) {
 			/* -g was there, but "addgroup -g num user group"
 			 * is a no-no */
 			bb_show_usage();
diff --git a/loginutils/adduser.c b/loginutils/adduser.c
index df4fad694..a399d9e4c 100644
--- a/loginutils/adduser.c
+++ b/loginutils/adduser.c
@@ -9,38 +9,55 @@
  */
 #include "libbb.h"
 
+/* #define OPT_HOME           (1 << 0) */ /* unused */
+/* #define OPT_GECOS          (1 << 1) */ /* unused */
+#define OPT_SHELL          (1 << 2)
+#define OPT_GID            (1 << 3)
 #define OPT_DONT_SET_PASS  (1 << 4)
 #define OPT_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT (1 << 5)
 #define OPT_DONT_MAKE_HOME (1 << 6)
+#define OPT_UID            (1 << 7)
 
+/* We assume UID_T_MAX == INT_MAX */
 /* remix */
 /* recoded such that the uid may be passed in *p */
 static void passwd_study(struct passwd *p)
 {
-	int max;
+	int max = UINT_MAX;
 
-	if (getpwnam(p->pw_name))
-		bb_error_msg_and_die("login '%s' is in use", p->pw_name);
-
-	if (option_mask32 & OPT_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT) {
-		p->pw_uid = 0;
-		max = 999;
-	} else {
-		p->pw_uid = 1000;
-		max = 64999;
+	if (getpwnam(p->pw_name)) {
+		bb_error_msg_and_die("%s '%s' in use", "user", p->pw_name);
+		/* this format string is reused in adduser and addgroup */
 	}
 
+	if (!(option_mask32 & OPT_UID)) {
+		if (option_mask32 & OPT_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT) {
+			p->pw_uid = 100; /* FIRST_SYSTEM_UID */
+			max = 999;       /* LAST_SYSTEM_UID */
+		} else {
+			p->pw_uid = 1000; /* FIRST_UID */
+			max = 64999;      /* LAST_UID */
+		}
+	}
 	/* check for a free uid (and maybe gid) */
 	while (getpwuid(p->pw_uid) || (p->pw_gid == (gid_t)-1 && getgrgid(p->pw_uid))) {
+		if (option_mask32 & OPT_UID) {
+			/* -u N, cannot pick uid other than N: error */
+			bb_error_msg_and_die("%s '%s' in use", "uid", itoa(p->pw_uid));
+			/* this format string is reused in adduser and addgroup */
+		}
+		if (p->pw_uid == max) {
+			bb_error_msg_and_die("no %cids left", 'u');
+		}
 		p->pw_uid++;
-		if (p->pw_uid > max)
-			bb_error_msg_and_die("no free uids left");
 	}
 
 	if (p->pw_gid == (gid_t)-1) {
 		p->pw_gid = p->pw_uid; /* new gid = uid */
-		if (getgrnam(p->pw_name))
-			bb_error_msg_and_die("group name '%s' is in use", p->pw_name);
+		if (getgrnam(p->pw_name)) {
+			bb_error_msg_and_die("%s '%s' in use", "group", p->pw_name);
+			/* this format string is reused in adduser and addgroup */
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -73,6 +90,7 @@ static const char adduser_longopts[] ALIGN1 =
 		"empty-password\0"      No_argument       "D"
 		"system\0"              No_argument       "S"
 		"no-create-home\0"      No_argument       "H"
+		"uid\0"                 Required_argument "u"
 		;
 #endif
 
@@ -87,6 +105,7 @@ int adduser_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	struct passwd pw;
 	const char *usegroup = NULL;
 	char *p;
+	unsigned opts;
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_ADDUSER_LONG_OPTIONS
 	applet_long_options = adduser_longopts;
@@ -102,8 +121,17 @@ int adduser_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	pw.pw_dir = NULL;
 
 	/* exactly one non-option arg */
-	opt_complementary = "=1";
-	getopt32(argv, "h:g:s:G:DSH", &pw.pw_dir, &pw.pw_gecos, &pw.pw_shell, &usegroup);
+	/* disable interactive passwd for system accounts */
+	opt_complementary = "=1:SD:u+";
+	if (sizeof(pw.pw_uid) == sizeof(int)) {
+		opts = getopt32(argv, "h:g:s:G:DSHu:", &pw.pw_dir, &pw.pw_gecos, &pw.pw_shell, &usegroup, &pw.pw_uid);
+	} else {
+		unsigned uid;
+		opts = getopt32(argv, "h:g:s:G:DSHu:", &pw.pw_dir, &pw.pw_gecos, &pw.pw_shell, &usegroup, &uid);
+		if (opts & OPT_UID) {
+			pw.pw_uid = uid;
+		}
+	}
 	argv += optind;
 
 	/* fill in the passwd struct */
@@ -114,12 +142,22 @@ int adduser_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 		pw.pw_dir = xasprintf("/home/%s", argv[0]);
 	}
 	pw.pw_passwd = (char *)"x";
+	if (opts & OPT_SYSTEM_ACCOUNT) {
+		if (!usegroup) {
+			usegroup = "nogroup";
+		}
+		if (!(opts & OPT_SHELL)) {
+			pw.pw_shell = (char *) "/bin/false";
+		}
+	}
 	pw.pw_gid = usegroup ? xgroup2gid(usegroup) : -1; /* exits on failure */
 
 	/* make sure everything is kosher and setup uid && maybe gid */
 	passwd_study(&pw);
 
-	p = xasprintf("x:%u:%u:%s:%s:%s", pw.pw_uid, pw.pw_gid, pw.pw_gecos, pw.pw_dir, pw.pw_shell);
+	p = xasprintf("x:%u:%u:%s:%s:%s",
+			(unsigned) pw.pw_uid, (unsigned) pw.pw_gid,
+			pw.pw_gecos, pw.pw_dir, pw.pw_shell);
 	if (update_passwd(bb_path_passwd_file, pw.pw_name, p, NULL) < 0) {
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
@@ -143,10 +181,10 @@ int adduser_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 	/* clear the umask for this process so it doesn't
 	 * screw up the permissions on the mkdir and chown. */
 	umask(0);
-	if (!(option_mask32 & OPT_DONT_MAKE_HOME)) {
-		/* Set the owner and group so it is owned by the new user,
-		   then fix up the permissions to 2755. Can't do it before
-		   since chown will clear the setgid bit */
+	if (!(opts & OPT_DONT_MAKE_HOME)) {
+		/* set the owner and group so it is owned by the new user,
+		 * then fix up the permissions to 2755. Can't do it before
+		 * since chown will clear the setgid bit */
 		if (mkdir(pw.pw_dir, 0755)
 		 || chown(pw.pw_dir, pw.pw_uid, pw.pw_gid)
 		 || chmod(pw.pw_dir, 02755) /* set setgid bit on homedir */
@@ -155,7 +193,7 @@ int adduser_main(int argc UNUSED_PARAM, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!(option_mask32 & OPT_DONT_SET_PASS)) {
+	if (!(opts & OPT_DONT_SET_PASS)) {
 		/* interactively set passwd */
 		passwd_wrapper(pw.pw_name);
 	}